You Tube - want to show a You Tube video to your class but can't because it's blocked? This site lets you download a video to your desktop and even has a free converter to change the strange file type to one your computer can play! http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php
Another You Tube tool - download this free application (only for Safari) and it adds a little button to your toolbar. When you find a You Tube video that you want, click the toolbar button and it automatically converts the video to Quicktime and saves it to your desktop. http://www.cosmopod.com
Rubrics - search through their database to find a rubric that works for you, or use their easy to complete templates to create your own. Requires registration, but it's free. http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Screen Capture software - two free pieces of software that allow you to capture "video" of your computer screen in action. Can embed this into a slideshow, wiki page, etc. Great for creating how-to lessons on software applications (consider having your students do this at the end of the year to be used by your incoming students next year!) http://www.camstudio.org/ http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/
Troubleshooting Tips
Keynote - having trouble annotating over your Keynote presentation on the Polyvision board? Check out this video, created by a fellow CFF coach, for the solution: http://misterlamb.wikispaces.com/keynotepen
This part deals specifically with websites: http://tinyurl.com/35pvo
Copyright free music - great for use in podcasts, movies, and presentations!
• PodSafe Audio: http://www.podsafeaudio.com
• Kaplaa: http://kaplaa.com
• SoundSnap: http://www.soundsnap.com
• Shambles: Sound Effects and Music: http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/SoundE/
• Educational CyberPlayGround: http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/FREE.html
• Open Source Audio: http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_audio
• Incompetech Royalty Free Music: http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
• Mutopia (public domain sheet music): http://www.ibiblio.org/mutopia/
• Opsound Copyright friendly sound: http://www.opsound.org/index.php
• Find Sounds: http://www.findsounds.com/
• FreePlay Music (check for licensing): http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
• Partners in Rhyme: Free Sound Effects: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml
• Partners in Rhyme: Free Music Loops: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/free.html
• Partners in Rhyme: Free Midi Files: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/midi/index.shtml
• Partners in Rhyme: Free Weather Sound Effects: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/Weather.shtml
• Soundzabound Music Library: http://www.soundzabound.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_frontpage&itemid=1
• ccMixter: http://ccmixter.org/
• Classic Cat (classical music): http://www.classiccat.net/#black
• WavList.com: http://new.wavlist.com/
You Tube - want to show a You Tube video to your class but can't because it's blocked? This site lets you download a video to your desktop and even has a free converter to change the strange file type to one your computer can play!
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php
Another You Tube tool - download this free application (only for Safari) and it adds a little button to your toolbar. When you find a You Tube video that you want, click the toolbar button and it automatically converts the video to Quicktime and saves it to your desktop.
http://www.cosmopod.com
Rubrics - search through their database to find a rubric that works for you, or use their easy to complete templates to create your own. Requires registration, but it's free.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Screen Capture software - two free pieces of software that allow you to capture "video" of your computer screen in action. Can embed this into a slideshow, wiki page, etc. Great for creating how-to lessons on software applications (consider having your students do this at the end of the year to be used by your incoming students next year!)
http://www.camstudio.org/
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/
Troubleshooting Tips
Keynote - having trouble annotating over your Keynote presentation on the Polyvision board? Check out this video, created by a fellow CFF coach, for the solution:
http://misterlamb.wikispaces.com/keynotepen